Accused murderer Dinush Kurera has told a court he could not remember how many times he swung an axe at his wife Nelomie Perera, blaming his memory loss on the fear he was experiencing.
Accused murderer Dinush Kurera has told a court he suffered memory loss due to fear while swinging an axe at his estranged wife Nelomie Perera.
After the incident, Mr Kurera walked away unharmed, while Ms Perera died on the kitchen floor after sustaining 35 injuries to her head, face, neck, arms and abdomen. Crown Prosecutor Mark Gibson said Mr Kurera had actually hit his wife "at least two dozen times", saying a "sustained, brutal and vicious attack" had taken place.
In a call translated into English from Sinhalese, Mr Kurera said to a friend he "did not expect her to die".Mr Kurera told the court his estranged wife was partially responsible for what took place, and blamed her for the fact that he ended up behind bars.On the night of the incident, Mr Kurera admitted breaking into the property, in breach of an intervention order, while dressed in black, and carrying an axe, jimmy bar and a can of fuel.
"I want a divorce. I am not going to live my life afraid of you anymore," Ms Perera wrote to Mr Kurera in a message shown to the court.
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